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23116

ZIP 23116 is in Mechanicsville, Virginia, in Hanover County; area code 804; Eastern time. Mechanicsville has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 23111.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hanover
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
34,188
Coordinates
37.6644, -77.3255
☼ Live from 23116 — Mechanicsville, VA

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Where 23116 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23116
  • 🔢 Type 23116 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIIEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,116 = 2 × 2 × 5779. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101001001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23115 (Millers Tavern, VA, 24 mi away) and 23117 (Mineral, VA, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23116 becomes 61132 — and that is a real ZIP code: Loves Park, IL, 704 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11236, 11362, 12136, 13126, 13162, 13261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 61231 in Aledo, IL, 755 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,152 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23116 and you would come out at 37.66°S, 102.67°E — 845 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 55.0 square miles of land, 23116 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,188This ZIP34,188
Households12,236This ZIP12,236
Housing units12,415This ZIP12,415
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$141,711This ZIP$141,711Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$433,900This ZIP$433,900Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,962This ZIP$1,962Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.8%This ZIP53.8%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density621.9 / sq miThis ZIP621.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments787This ZIP787
Employees10,791This ZIP10,791
Annual payroll$637,527,000This ZIP$637,527,000
Tax returns filed16,620This ZIP16,620
Total adjusted gross income$1,985,055,000This ZIP$1,985,055,000

Land area

Land area54.98 sq miThis ZIP54.98 sq mi
Water area0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi

Other place names in 23116

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ZIP codes near 23116

ZIPCityDistance
23162 Studley, VA 2.1 mi
23111 Mechanicsville, VA 5.7 mi
23227 Richmond, VA 7.1 mi
23075 Henrico, VA 7.4 mi
23106 Manquin, VA 7.4 mi
23222 Richmond, VA 7.6 mi
23223 Richmond, VA 7.9 mi
23069 Hanover, VA 8.2 mi
23228 Henrico, VA 9.5 mi
23298 Richmond, VA 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23116?

23116 is in Mechanicsville, Virginia, in Hanover County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.6644, -77.3255.

What county is 23116 in?

23116 lies in Hanover County.

What area code is 23116?

Mechanicsville uses area code 804, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 23116 in?

23116 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23116?

About 34,188 people live in ZIP code 23116, in 12,236 households, at 621.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 23116?

$141,711 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23116?

The closest are 23162 (2.1 mi), 23111 (5.7 mi), 23227 (7.1 mi), 23075 (7.4 mi) and 23106 (7.4 mi).

Is 23116 a PO Box ZIP code?

23116 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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